dryfire
#1
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County Pa
Posts: 180
dryfire
Hey I have a question. I left my bow out tonight in my room, and we had family over. My younger brother showed my cousin my bow and when I came in he had it pulled back. I was like hey what are you doing? And he was lettin it like a 1/4 of the way down from the full draw position when i said it and I must have scared him and he let go. The hoyt snapped back, pretty much dry-firing. I looked over the bow and nothign appeared to be wrong with it. What should I look for? I drew it back and everything seemed fine. I am really concerned though, is there any tell tale signs of a problem I should look for?
#3
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Holland
Posts: 182
RE: dryfire
I have been told bows are dry-fired to test them.
This is done in the factory and i dont think they will do it with every one bow that go' s out.
Bows should be able to be dry-fired although i would not like it to be one of mine.
In my friends shop we test limbs for cracks due to dry-fired shot or anything.
We use a very thin oil that sucks in the possible crack and after wiping the limb dry, the limb should not ' swet' oil.
I know there is something to test for hair cracks in alu and iron constructions.
This is it.
http://www.magnaflux.com/spotcheck.stm
I dont know if it would effect the material where limbs are made of.
Mabe someone else know?
Let me know.
This is done in the factory and i dont think they will do it with every one bow that go' s out.
Bows should be able to be dry-fired although i would not like it to be one of mine.
In my friends shop we test limbs for cracks due to dry-fired shot or anything.
We use a very thin oil that sucks in the possible crack and after wiping the limb dry, the limb should not ' swet' oil.
I know there is something to test for hair cracks in alu and iron constructions.
This is it.
http://www.magnaflux.com/spotcheck.stm
I dont know if it would effect the material where limbs are made of.
Mabe someone else know?
Let me know.
#4
RE: dryfire
K3,
You might want to have the axles pulled and checked to make sure they' re still straight.
If they are bent and you continue to shoot the bow, your limbs and cam bushings can wallow out.
Check the cams to make sure they' re straight also.
Looks like Raymond covered the limbs.
Sag.
You might want to have the axles pulled and checked to make sure they' re still straight.
If they are bent and you continue to shoot the bow, your limbs and cam bushings can wallow out.
Check the cams to make sure they' re straight also.
Looks like Raymond covered the limbs.
Sag.
#5
Fork Horn
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Lehigh County Pa
Posts: 180
RE: dryfire
Thanks guys I am gonna take it to my shop and have them restring it anyways and when it is there they can look over it. Nothing seems to be wrong with it that I can notice. I just wish it hadn' t happened. Thanks for your help.
#6
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: The South
Posts: 80
RE: dryfire
i got my brand new PSE a while back and broke it out and of course wanted to draw it back. well...i had no release on and it slip right from my fingers. a complete dryfire!!! i was stunned, but i looked it over and have shot at least 500 times since then and it shoots awesome. nothign is wrong with it as far as i can tell. hope youres turns out ok.
#7
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 1,051
RE: dryfire
We use a very thin oil that sucks in the possible crack and after wiping the limb dry, the limb should not ' swet' oil.
#10
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 1,051
RE: dryfire
what happens to a bow when it' s dry fired?
Things I' ve seen over the years when a bow is dry fired are:
Limbs breaking
limbs cracking
Riser breaking or warping
Strings and cables breaking
Most of these will result in some sort of owie to the dry firer!
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